San Jacinto Museum eyes expansion

October 9, 2013 |Photos by Mayra Beltran

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Chad H. Muir, Treasurer of the San Jacinto Museum of History Association, holds Jim Bowie's knife which he used to defend himself at the Alamo. The knife is housed in the artifact holding area on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, in Houston.

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Chad H. Muir, Treasurer of the San Jacinto Museum of History Association, holds Jim Bowie's knife which he used to defend himself at the Alamo. The knife is housed in the artifact holding area on Monday, Oct. 7, 2013, in Houston.